Kyle Kuzma vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama and Kyle Kuzma to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kyle Kuzma.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Kyle Kuzma scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kyle Kuzma has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 5.5 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 8 seasons (22.5 points against 17.0). On the other hand Kyle Kuzma scored a total of 6,572 points more than Victor Wembanyama (9,210 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
8
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+5.5
2

Total Points

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
+6,572
8
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kyle Kuzma has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
+8.6
3
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 276
+276
3
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 2
Victor Wembanyama 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 40
+17
Victor Wembanyama 23

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 204
+131
Victor Wembanyama 73

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 444
+331
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 539
+422
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
+2
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kyle Kuzma's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541
difference:+5.5+1.7+3.1+2.0+0.4+1.0+0.5+1.7+1.8+8.8+6+424
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541
difference:+6,572+2,544+5,747+2.0+775+2,330+0.5+709+1,052+8.8+6+424
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32
difference:+8.6+3.2+8.2+39.3+1.0+3.6+27.6+1.2+1.6+73.1+3+32
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32
difference:+276+103+262+39.3+32+116+27.6+38+52+73.1+3+32
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
201877
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+5.3
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
201970
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+5.6
202546

Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons:

* Kyle Kuzma played 6 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 394 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 12.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10 ppg and his lowest 5.8.